`Tridentine' is the anglicised adjective of the ecclesiastical Latin form
(*Tridentin-*] of the place-name Trent, home of the 19th Ecumenical Council
(by Roman Catholic reckoning), 13 December 1545 - 4 December 1563.
`Triduum' refers to the three days of a particular feast celebrated, usually
with reference to the perio from Good Friday to Easter Sunday.
Yours aye,
Paul
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From: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Christopher M.
Mislow
Sent: 08 February 2001 13:43
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Subject: "Tridentine" & "Triduum"
Hail numerology afficionados. I have a pair of questions related to the
number 3, viz.,
I have seen references in a number of messages in this list to "Tridentine"
(e.g., the "post-Tridentine church", the "pre-Tridentine world," &c. Also
to the "Triduum" (the latter in the context of the liturgical calendar,
esp. Passover, Easter and the Annunciation). These are both terms beyond
my ken, and none of my sources, alas, explain their meaning. Would some
kind soul(s) enlighten me?
--Christopher
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